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G/SPS/N/TPKM/240 
7 October 2011 
 (11-4869) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plastic utensils, containers and packages for food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Sanitation Standard for Food Utensils, Containers 
and Packages  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Establishing the sanitary standard s for food utensils, containers 
and packages made of plastics with formaldehyde-melamine as the raw material for synthesis. 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_3229_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/TPKM/11_3229_00_x.pdf  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TPKM/240 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The Draft of 
Sanitation Standard for Food Utensils, Cont ainers and Packages (30 September 2011, DOH 
Food No.1001302697) available in English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Department of Health.  The amendment will be published in 
the Official Government Gazette when adopt ed.  The full texts may be downloaded from 
the following website:  http://www.fda.gov.tw  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 December 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration 
Department of Health 
No.161-2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 27877313 Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail:  1587syj@fda.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Food and Drug Administration,  
Department of Health No.161-2, Kunyang St., Nangang District, Taipei City 115-61, Taiwan Tel:  +(886 2) 27877313 Fax:  +(886 2) 2653 1062 E-mail:  1587syj@fda.gov.tw